Dominic Knicely holds the RB · Starter spot in Coastal Carolina Chanticleers’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Dominic Knicely logged a 9.2% overall usage rate in 2025.

Dominic Knicely, a running back from Vienna, VA, played in all 13 games during his 2025 freshman season at Coastal Carolina. He carried 67 times for 384 yards and three rushing touchdowns while averaging 5.7 yards per attempt. Knicely also caught 12 passes for 99 yards and one receiving touchdown, including his first career score in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl against Louisiana Tech. He recorded a season-high 97 rushing yards against Charleston Southern and registered runs of 52 and 59 yards in separate contests. The sophomore returned three kickoffs for 32 yards in 2025.